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The Atlantic

1995 · 76 min

A hushed, contemplative drift through remote island life, more meditation than narrative, rewarding patient viewers with quiet images and voices.

Overview
A documentary about the islands in the Atlantic, about the islanders and their stories.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • nature
  • memory
  • aging
  • survival
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Jan Röed, Magnus Enquist, Kristian Petri
Written by
Kristian Petri
Starring
Max von Sydow
Cinematography
Jan Röed
Runtime
76 min
Country
Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Languages
English, Icelandic, Portuguese, Swedish

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